Physics GCSE
Overheating and fire risk
What Overheating and fire risk means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Overheating and fire risk
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Reference: OCR
A direct connection between the live wire and earth also risks a large current, overheating and fire.
Topics that use Overheating and fire risk
- Powering Earth (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Alternating current in the home
- Alternating voltage
- Changing potential difference in power transfer
- Danger of the live wire with an open switch
- Direct voltage
- earth wire
- fossil fuels
- Frequency of the UK mains supply
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